Gig Workers

Nearly 65% of Indian firms are currently employing gig workers, a higher share compared to 57 per cent in 2020, a Nasscom report said on Thursday. However, while the share of organisations employing gig workers has increased, their…

Tata Group-backed online epharmacy 1mg has joined the unicorn club, amid a largely sombre tech funding environment. The company scooped up funds in an interal round taking its valuation up more than double in a little over a year.Source:…

Consumption is an important element of human civilisation. The success of modern economies is dependent on, and measured a great deal by, the level and nature of consumption. From the hunter-gatherers whose consumption was survival-centric…

Enterprise gig startup Awign has raised Rs 120 crore in funding co-led by Bertelsmann India Investments and Amicus Capital Partners, along with Mynavi Corporation and existing investors such as Unitus Ventures, and the Michael & Susan…

Bengaluru: Tech platform for frontline workforce management BetterPlace on Tuesday announced to acquire OkayGo, an on-demand blue-collared gig workforce management platform, for an undisclosed sum. With this move, BetterPlace said it aims…

Sydney: The sacking of Indian-origin Amita Gupta by Uber Eats for allegedly arriving 10 minutes late for a delivery -- after having worked 96 hours in one week, has highlighted the need to provide basic employment rights to gig workers, a…

Mumbai | Bengaluru: Frequent users of cabs are facing trip cancellations, higher fares and longer wait times. They are also dealing with drivers refusing to go to certain locations or demanding extra fare for switching on the air…

Bengaluru/Mumbai: An acute shortage of delivery personnel is emerging as a major concern for online platforms that are unable to meet rising demand as supply side challenges crop up across the gig economy, according to people in the know…

Real-time credit solutions provider for gig workers KarmaLife has brought on board Shishir Modi as its chief growth officer. Modi will drive employer partnerships and user growth for the firm. In this previous entrepreneurial journey as…

But for one contributor, the job turned out to be anything but ordinary when one of the fields turned out to lie next to a military checkpoint. The contributor was chased off by armed soldiers, according to people familiar with the…